Laird on Ascend Podcast

Laird Hamilton is considered the greatest big wave surfers of all-time. We have both been huge admires of what he does and what Laird stands for. We have both really wanted to talk with him for while now and Really dig into and look at what the ocean represents, engaging it and preparing yourself physically and emotionally and preparing your heart to get on and ride it and what you learn from that.

EPISODE BREAKDOWN:

What drew Laird to the ocean

Connection with the water

Transnational properties to water.

What the ocean represented in ancient times

Blue mind

Healing mind and body

State of meditation

Flow state

Experience feelings of awe to connection to something beyond oneself

Connecting to something greater than ourselves

Ridding the biggest waves in the world

Fear, what is his relationship with fear and how to stop it from overcoming you

Difference between fear and been scared

How does Laird prepare himself physically and emotionally and how does he prepare his heart to get on and ride it

Conquering the wave or were you conquering yourself?

Visualization

Why he never competed professionally

Live in the present moment

Biggest lesson surfing has ever taught him about life?

How to engage in life, how does somebody look at throwing caution to the wind and live life as an adventure.